Bharti Airtel has been very aggressive in announcing 5G services and the same time, leading the Industry to correct the unsustainable tariffs induced by competition in the market. At this juncture, we know telecom enthusiasts would be curious to understand the subscriber scenario and the associated aspects of the telco. Thankfully, TRAI has released the Telecom Subscription Data for September 2022, and let’s now look into the wireless and wired subscriber metrics concerning Bharti Airtel. To make it easy, we have mapped the cities and airports where Airtel 5G is announced against the respective circles’ wireless subscriber base and added comments
Wireless Subscriber Data for the Last 3 Months
Bharti Airtel holds 31.80 % market share in terms of Wireless subscribers as on September 30, 2022. The telco witnessed a monthly growth of 0.11% in wireless subscribers, and with highest VLR of 98.56% recorded for the same month. Also Read: Airtel Tariff Hike in Haryana and Odisha a Positive Move: ICICI Securities
Airtel 5G Launch Announcements:
As of today, Airtel 5G Plus Service is available at 3 Airports and 11 Cities. You can read about Airtel 5G Launch Timeline and Complete Locations of 5G Availability from the link below. Also Read: Airtel 5G: A Look at the Aggressive 5G Rollout Timeline
Wireline Subscriber Base for Last 3 Months:
As of September 30, 2022, the Wireline Subscriber Base of Bharti Airtel stood at 5.27 million, and the Market Share of Wireline Subscribers stood at 24.19%.
Airtel Subscriber Base at the end of September 2022:
Broadband (wired + wireless) subscribers: 225.09 million with 27.58 % market share Wireless Broadband Subscribers: 219.82 million Also Read: Airtel Mobile Business Shows an Organic Growth
Conclusion:
Airtel witnessed overall growth in its wireless subscriber base for the last three months. In line with the insights we shared earlier about how - Airtel Mobile Business showed Organic growth - for the month of September as well, Airtel continued the addition of subscribers. Now, with the tariff correction, let’s see how the numbers fare going forward. As we believe more in organic growth, irrespective of consumer acceptance, there is a definite need for tariff correction, which has already started.
